Mechanical starter for automobiles.



B. STOCKING. MECHANICAL STARTEB FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 10, 1915.

- Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

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E. B STOCKING. MECHANICAL STARTER FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.10, 1915. 1 168 916 Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

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E. B. STOCKING.

MECHANICAL STARTER FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 10. 1915.

1,168,916, Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

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E. B. STOCKING.

MECHANICAL STARTER FOR AUTOMOBILES.

7 APPLICATION FILED MAR. 10. 1915. 7 1 168 916 Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

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STATFE PATENT MECHANICAL STARTER FOB, AUTOMOBILES.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDGAR B. STOCKING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mechanical Starters for Automobiles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in mechanical starters for automobiles and is an improvement upon my former application, Serial Number 768,89A, filed May 20, 1913; the object being to simplify the construction and to provide a starter with positive means for holding the revoluble starting member in engagement with the pinion of the engine shaft. 7

Another object of the invention, is to improve the starter operating means whereby the revoluble' starting member is moved in a path to intersect the path of travel of the engine shaft and out of said path by an endless cable to one lead of which is connected a lever for operating the same.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide novel means for throwing the revoluble starting member out of engagement with the pinion of the engine shaft upon the back firing of the engine causing a back kick so as to prevent accidental injury to the operator or the parts of the starter.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a mechanical starter which can be readily attached to any of the well-known makes of automobile, now in use.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by the appended claims.

In the drawings-Figure 1, is a side elevation of an automobile partly in section, showing the application of my improved starter; Fig. 2, is a perspective of the operating cable showing its connection with the lever and the revoluble starting member; Fig. 3, is an elevation of the starter and supporting plate showing the starter in its locked inoperative position ready to be operated; Fig. 4, is a similar view showing the revoluble starting member thrown into mesh with the pinion of the engine shaft; Fig. 5, is a: side elevation of the starter showing the pinion and coupling member of the engine shaft in section and the ordinary starting crank in position to start the en-- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 10, 1915.

Patented Jan. f8, 1916.

Serial No. 13,518.

gine as well as the mechanical starter in order to enable the engine to be started independently by either the ordinary crank starter or the mechanical starter; Fig. 6, is a section through the revoluble starting member showing the manner of connecting the operating cable; Fig. 7 is a detail section through the lever showing the manner of connecting the ends of the cable thereto;

Fig. 8, is a side elevation of the hanger and revoluble starting member partly broken away showing the parts in the position on the initial return movement; Fig. 9, is a perspective of the dog for throwing the revoluble starting member out of contact with the pinion of the engine shaft in case a kick back occurs, said member also operating the locking member for holding the rev oluble member in its contact with the pinion of the engine shaft; Fig. 10, is a perspective of the lock detached, for holding the revoluble member in mesh with the'pinion of the engine shaft; and Fig. 11, is a side elevation of the revoluble member and the dog showing the same in various positions in its movement into and out of mesh with the pinion of the engine shaft.

'Like numerals of reference refer to like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

In the drawings, 1 indicates a plate or bar adapted to span the engine shaft 2 provided with brackets 3 at its ends for securing the same to the side bars 4 of the automobile frame which is the preferred form of mounting the supporting plate, but it is, of 'course, understood that various other ways can be employed for securing the plate in position in respect to the pinion of the engine shaft, and I do not wish tolimit myself to any particular manner of mounting the supporting plate.

The plate 1 is formed with an upwardly projectingportion 5 to one side of the fan shaft as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4, on which is pivotally mounted a hanger 6 upon a bearing stud 7 preferably secured in position thereon by a cotter pin 7 as shown.

The hanger is preferably formed of a pair of spaced side members 8 having apertured bosses adjacent their lower ends through which extends a bearing pin 9 on which is mounted a gear 10 between the side bars 8 of the hanger which is preferably mutilated. However, a complete gear can in some instances, a mutilated gear has advantages over a complete gear.

The gear 10 is provided with an annular centrally disposed groove 11 formed by constructing the gear of a central hub portion having plates secured thereto, the marginal edges of which are cut to form teeth as clearly shown in Fig. 6.

A slot 12 is formed in the supporting plate 1 through which the bearing pin 9 for the gear 10 may be adapted to pass in order to guide and limit the hanger in its movements.

Seated within the groove 11 of the gear 10 is a cable 13 which is secured to the gear by forming a notch in the hub portion thereof into which the cable is pressed and over which passes a transversely disposed screw 14 as shown in Fig. 6. One end portion of the cable passes upwardly over a guide pulley 15 arranged upon the bearing pin 7 of the hanger and then over the fan shaft around a guide pulley 16 which may be carried by an extension of the plate 1. The other end portion of the cable 13 passes around a guide pulley 17 which may be carried by the hanger and the loop portion of the cable is carried by a pulley 18, adjustably connected to the dash or other suitable part of the automobile, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, whereby the slack can be taken up.

The cable 13 is substantially an endless cable as the ends thereof are connected by a cable clamp 19 to a lever 20 pivotally mounted on a bracket 21 carried in this instance, by the motor base as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The lever 20 extends upwardly into the hood of the automobile and has connected to its upper end a pull cable 22 which extends through a suitably arranged opening formed in the dash of the automobile and which is provided with a stop 23 for limiting the movement of the pull cable so as to control the throw of the lever 20; said cable having a handle 24 at its end which is adapted to be grasped by the operator so as to oscillate the cable in starting the machine, as

will be later described.

The lever'is normally held in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 by a coil spring 25 which is connected to the frame of the automobile at one end and to the lever at its opposite end.

From the construction so far described, it will be seen that I have provided a pivotally mounted hanger carrying a revoluble starting member which is connected to a cable operated through the medium of a lever and a pull cable in such a manner that the revoluble starting member will be thrown into mesh with the pinion of the engine shaftwhen drawing upon the pull cable so that upon the continuous pull of the cable, the revoluble member will be rois yieldably mounted a hook 27 adapted to coact with a pin 28 fixed on the projection 5 of the supporting plate 1 insuch a position that on the return movement of the hanger and operating gear, the pin will be engaged by said hook so as to lock the hanger to provide positive means for locking the starting member in inoperative position. The hook 2 member in inoperative position. The hook 27 is provided with a finger 29 adapted to cooperate with a laterally projecting pin 30 carried by the gear 10 in such a manner that on the initial movement of the starting gear, the finger will be depressedso as to draw the hook 27 out of engagement with the pin 28 to release the hanger in order to allow the cable to swing the same with the gear into the path of travel of the pinion of the engine shaft. The hook 27 isnormally held in raised position by a coil spring 30, one end of which is connected to the hook and the opposite end to the cotter pin which extends through the bearing pin 7. Thepin 30 carried by the gear 10 also limits the movement. of the gear by coming into contact with the opposite sides of the outer bar of the hanger so that on the return movement of the hanger and gear, the pin rides under the finger 29 throwing the hook out of engagement with the pin 28 so as to allow the hanger to swing. The pin 30 rides on the finger 29 on the initial movement of the gear in such a manner that the hanger is released from locked position, but the gear is prevented from being rotated until the pin carried thereby rides off of the end of the finger 29 and by continuing the pull on the cable, the hanger carrying the gear will be thrown into mesh with the pinion of the engine shaft and rotated so as to turn the engine over.

In fitting the engine shaft to cooperate held in position by cotter pins 35 or by screws passing through the clutch and into the sleeve. By this-manner of fitting the engine shaftto coiiperate with the starting member, the construction of clutch member now in use upon automobiles is not changed and the pinion is attached thereto in such a manner that the clutch head 36 of the starting crank 37 has free movement within the same, whereby a mechanical starter is provided which does not interfere with the op eration of the crank starter now in use upon automobiles so as to enable the engine to be started either by the mechanical starter or the crank starter.

Pivotally mounted upon the supporting plate 1 in the path of travel of the gear 10, is a dog 38 which may have a hooked end portion 39 adapted to coact with the sides of adjacent teeth of the gear 10, said hook portion being of such a shape that it straddles the opposed teeth of the gear when in horizontal position. The dog is held in its horizontal position by a flat spring 40 which bears upon the upper side of the same as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4:, and is ca pable of assuming any of the positions as shown in Fig. 11. This dog is for the purpose of throwing the revoluble starting member out of mesh with the pinion of the engine shaft at the completion of a starting operation or in case a back kick occurs. It will be seen that when the starting member is in its locked position, as shown in Fig. 3, the dog is normally in a substantially horizontal position and as the revoluble starting member carried by the hanger is moved into mesh with the pinion of the engine shaft, the dog is engaged by the gear thereof and on the continuous rotation of the starting member, the dog is carried upwardly into the position as shown at A as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 11, where it continues to ride over the teeth of the gear. At the completion of a starting operation or in case a back kick should occur at any time in the starting operation, the meshing starting member is reversed so as to throw the dog back into horizontal position and in the movement of the dog from its upper position to its horizontal position, the start ing gear is thrown out of the path of the pinion of the engine shaft and into a locked inoperative position so as to reset the starter and to prevent injury to the operator and to the parts of the starter.

When the head 39 of the dog is of such sha e that it rides on the sides of adjacent teet of the gear as shown in Fig. 11, in its movement from its upper position to its lower position, as shown at B in Fig. 11, and as the dog is traveling on the arc of a circle, the movement is suflicient to throw the gear instantaneously out of mesh with the pinion of the engine shaft. This form of head 39 permits using a shorter dog than one without such a head. As the gear is thrown out of mesh, the cables being released by the operator, the hanger and starting gear is returned to initial position by the cable and locked in that position. As

In connection with the dog, I provide a locking device for locking the revoluble starting member in mesh with the pinion of the engine shaft, which comprises a looking bar 41 pivotally mounted upon the stud 26 and provided with the notched portion 42 which is adapted to be forced into engagement with the pin 28 by a coil spring 43 carried by the-cotter pin of the stud 7 when the hanger is moved so as to throw the starting gear into mesh with the pinion of the engine shaft as shown in Fig. 4. This locking bar 41 is provided with a tail portion 4:4 which extends into the groove of the gear 10 and is adapted to be engaged by a projection 45 carried by the dog 38, which projection may or may not be adjustable as is herein shown in the form of a screw so that the position of the engaging point can be, adjusted in respect to the position of the tail of the locking bar. When the hanger and gear are released by pulling upon the pull cable, the locking bar drops from the position shown in Fig. 3 into the position shown in Fig. 4c and holds the two cooperating gears in mesh so as to insure the starting of the engine. As shown in Fig. 4, when the parts are in operative position, the dog 38 is in a position with its adjustable member 45 just out of contact with the tail 44 of the locking bar 42 and in case of a kick back or any reverse movement of the parts, the adjustable member 45 carried by the dog 38 is instantaneously thrown into engagement with the tail 44 so as to raise the lock bar out of enga ement with the pin 28 which allows the 0g to throw the gear out of mesh with the pinion of the engine shaft.

While I have shown and described a locking device used in connection with my improved construction of mechanical starter for holding the revoluble starting gear in mesh with the pinion of the engine shaft, the starting device will operate without the same and the provision of this locking device is only to insure the members being held in mesh when the cable is being drawn. However, under ordinary circumstances, the pull on the cable is suflicient to hold the cooperating gears in mesh.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that I have provided a mechanical starter which comprises arevoluble starting member mounted to intersect the path of travel of the pinion of the en 'ne shaft by pulling upon a cable and a apted to be instantaneously thrown out of the path of travel of the pinion of the engine shaft upon the back kick of the engine, means also being provided for locking the starting member in inoperative position, so as to prevent the same from accidentally being thrown in the path of travel of the pinion of the engine shaft.

While I have shown a pull cable for operating the lever which has a connection with the operating cable of the starter it is, of course, understood that by mounting the lever adjacent the seat of the automobile, the samecouldbe manipulated to accomplish the same result, but I have found by While I have also shown and described a pull cablefor operating the lever it is, of course, understood that any of the wellknown forms of hand lever or foot lever now in use in devices of this. kind can be installed in any convenient position so as to manipulate the starting device.

I claim:

1. In a mechanical starter, the combination with an engine shaft having a pinion mounted thereon, of a revoluble starting member mounted to intersect the path of travel of the pinion of the engine shaft, means for vmoving said gear into engagement with the pinion of the engine shaft and for rotating the same,and a movable member arranged in the path of travel ofsaid starting member for throwing said starting-member out of engagement with the pinion of the engine shaft upon the reverse movement thereof. a

2. A mechanical starter, comprising a suspended member, having a revolubly mounted starting member mounted therein, a cable for moving said starting member into different positions and for rotating said starting member when in adjusted position, and a movable member arranged in the path of travel of said starting member for initially moving said starting member in one direction by the reverse rotation thereof.

3. In a mechanical starter, the combination with an engine shaft, a pinion mounted thereon, of a revoluble starting member mounted to intersect the path'of travel of the pinion of the engine shaft, a cable connected to said revoluble starting member, a lever having a connection with saidcable, a spring for normally holding said lever in initial position, and a movable member arranged in the path of travel of said starting member and adapted to move said starting member out of engagement with the pinion of the engine shaft upon the reverse movement thereof.

4. A starting mechanism for explosive engines, comprising a revolubly mounted member mounted to move into and out of the path of a cooperating member carried by the engine shaft, means for moving and rotating said member in different directions, and a movable member arranged in the path of travel of said starting member and adaptin the path of travel of said starting member and adapted to move said starting member out of engagement with the cooperating -member of the engine shaft when movedin a--reverse direction.

6. In a mechanical starter for explosive engines, the combination with an engine shaft having a pinion mounted thereon, of a revolublymounted starting gear mounted to move into and out of the path of travel of said pinion, an endless cable having a connection with said revolubly mounted gear for moving said gear into and out of the path of travel of said pinion, and a locking device arranged to automatically lock said gear in the path of travel of said pinion. I

7. In a mechanical starter for automobiles, the combination with an engine shaft having a pinion fixed thereon, of a revolubly mounted starting gear mounted to move into and out of the path of travel of said pinion, means for rotating said starting gear .in one direction, a movable member arranged in the path of travel ofsa1d starting gear and adapted to move said starting gear out of engagement with the pinion of the engine shaft upon the reverse movement thereof, and a locking device for locking said starting gear in engagement with the pinion of the engine shaft, said lockmg device cooperating with the movable member for releasing the same to allow said gear to be moved out of the path of travel of the pinion of the engine shaft;

8. A mechanical starter for explosive engines, comprising a supporting plate, a myolubly mounted member carried by sald plate and mounted to move into and out of the path of a cooperating member carried by the engine shaft, an endless cable having a connection with said revolubly mounted member, means for operating said cable to throw said revolubly mounted member into mesh with the cooperating member of the engine shaft, and a locking device arranged to automatically lock theber mounted to move into and out of the path of a cooperating member carried by the engine shaft, a cable for moving said revolubly mounted member into and out of the path of the cooperating member of the engine shaft, and means for locking said revolubly mounted member in the path of the cooperating member.

10. A starting mechanism for explosive engines, comprising a revolubly mounted member mounted to move into and out of the path of a cooperating member carried by the engine shaft, a cable having a connection with said revolubly mounted member for moving said revolubly mounted member into and out of the path of the cooperating member, a movable member arranged in the path of the revolubly mounted member and adapted to move said revolubly mounted member out of the path of the cooperating member of the engine shaft when moved in a reverse direction, and a locking device arranged and released by the movable member for locking said revolubly mounted member in the path of travel of the cooperating member of the engineshaft.

11. A starting mechanism for explosive engines, comprising a revolubly mounted member mounted to move into and out of the path of the cooperating member carried by the engine shaft, an endless cable havin a connection with said revolubly mounts member, a lever having a connection with one lead of said cable, a spring for normally holding said lever in one position, and a movable member arranged in the path of the revolubly mounted member and adapted to move said revolubly mounted member out of the path of the cooperating member of the engine shaft on the reverse movement of said revolubly mounted member.

12. A starting member for explosive engines, comprising a revolubly mounted starting gear mounted to move into and out of the path of a cooperating pinion carried by the engine shaft, a cable having a connection with said revolubly mounted gear for moving said gear into and out of the path of the cooperating pinion of the engine shaft,

means for locking said revolubly mounted gear in inoperative position, means for locking said gear in the path of the cooperating pinion of the engine shaft, and a movable member arranged in the path of the revo1ubly mounted ear for moving said gear out of the path 0 the cooperating pinion of the engine shaft on the reverse movement thereof and for releasing said locking means.

13. A starting mechanism for explosive engines, comprising a revolubly mounted member mounted to move into and out of the path of a cooperating member carried by the engine shaft, a cable having a connection with said revolubly mounted member for moving said revoluble member into and out of the path of the cooperating member of the engine shaft, a movable member arranged in the path of the revolubly mounted member and adapted to move said revolubly mounted member out of the path of the cooperating member of the engine shaft upon the reverse movement thereof, and a locking device for holding said revolubly mounted member in the path of the cooperating member of the engine shaft, said locking device being released by the movably mounted member.

14;. A mechanical starter, comprising a supporting plate, a hanger pivotally mounted upon said supporting plate, a starting member revolubly mounted in said hanger, a cooperating member mounted upon theengine shaft, a cable for moving said hanger to throw said starting member in and out of engagement with the cooperating member of the engine shaft, means carried by the member revolubly mounted in said hanger,

a cooperating member mounted upon the engine shaft, a locking bar carried by said hanger and cooperating with said pin when said starting member is in engagement with the cooperating member, and a movable member arranged to automatically release said locking bar on the reverse movement of said starting member. I

16. A mechanical starter, comprising a hanger having a starting gear revolubly mounted therein, an engine shaft having a cooperating pinion, said starting gear being capable of moving into and out of the path of the cooperating pinion carried by the engine shaft, a spring-actuated hookflfor holding said hanger when moved into one position, a spring lock for holding said hanger when moved into operative position, a projection carried by sald gear for releasing said book when moved in one direction,

member revolubly mounted in said hanger, a

cooperating member mounted upon the engine shaft, a pin projecting from said plate, a spring-actuated locking bar carried by said hanger and cooperating with said pin, and a movable member arranged in the path of said starting member and adapted to initially release said locking device and to move said starting member out of the path of the cooperating member of the engine upon the reverse movement thereof.

18. A mechanical starter, comprising a supporting plate, a hanger movably mounted upon said supporting plate, a starting member revolubly mounted in said hanger, a cooperating member mounted upon the engine shaft, an endless cable having a connection with said revolubly mounted starting member for moving said starting member into and out of the path of travel of said cooperating member of the engine shaft, a

7 locking device carried by said hanger for automatically holding said starting member in engagement with the cooperating member of the engine shaft when said starting memher is moving in one direction and means for releasing said locking device when said starting member is moving in a reverse direction. V

19. A mechanical starter, comprising a supporting'plate, a hanger pivotally mounted upon said plate, a revolubly mounted starting member carried by said hanger, an endless cable having a connection with said revolubly mounted starting member, a co.- operating member mounted upon the engine shaft, means for operating said cable in one direction for moving said starting member into engagement with the cooperating member, and a movable member mounted upon said plate and arranged in the path of travel of said starting member for moving said starting member out of engagement with said cooperating member of the engine shaft when revolved in a reverse direction.

20. A starting mechanism for explosive engines, comprising a revolubly mounted starting member mounted to move into and out of the path of a cooperating member carried by the engine shaft, an endless cable having a connection with said revolubly mounted starting member for'moving said starting member into and out of the path of the cooperating member of the engine shaft and for revolving the same, a movable member arranged in the path of the starting member for moving said starting member out of the path of the cooperating member when traveling in a reverse direction, and a locking device for holding said starting member in the path of the cooperating member of the engine shaft, said locking device being released by the movably mounted member upon the movement of the starting member in a reverse direction.

21. A mechanical starter, comprising a supporting plate, a hanger pivotally mounted upon said supporting plate, a revolubly mounted starting member carried by said hanger, a cooperating member mounted upon the engine shaft, a pin projecting from said plate, a locking device carried by said with the cooperating member upon the reversal thereof, said movable member having means cooperating with the locking bar for releasing the same. 7 W

22. A mechanical starter, comprising a I supporting plate, a hanger pivotally mounted upon said supporting plate, a springactuated hook carried by said hanger, a pin carried by said plate adapted to be engaged by said hook, a revoluble starting member carried by said hanger, a pin carried by said.

revoluble starting member cooperating with said hook for disengaging said hook from said pin, and an endless cable having a connection with said revoluble starting member for moving said revoluble starting member into and out of the path of travel of a cooperating member carried by the enginev shaft. 7

23. A mechanical starter, comprising a supporting plate having a laterally projecting pin, a hanger pivotally mounted upon said plate, a revoluble grooved starting member carried by said hanger, a pivotedspring-actuated hook carried by said hanger cooperating with said pin, a finger extending from said hook, a pin carried by said revoluble starting member cooperatin with said finger for disengaging said hoo from said pin by. the initial movement thereof, a spring-actuated locking bar carried by said hanger cooperating with the pin of the plate, an endless cable mounted within the groove of the starting member, and means arranged in the path of travel of said starting member for releasing said locking means on the reverse movement of said starting member.

24. A mechanical starter, comprising a supporting plate, a pin projecting laterally from said plate, a hanger pivotaly mounted upon said plate, a revoluble starting member mounted in said hanger, a spring-actuated locking bar carried by said hanger cooperating with said pin, and a movable member arranged in the path of travel of said starting member cooperating with the locking bar for releasing said locking bar on the reverse movement of said starting member.

25. In a mechanical starter, the combination with an engine shaft having a pinion mounted thereon, of a revoluble starting member mounted to intersect the path of travel of said pinion, a cable for moving said starting member into and out of the path of travel of said pinion, and a movable member arranged in the path of travel of said starting member for initially moving said starting member out of the path of travel of the pinion upon the reverse movement thereof.

26. In a mechanical starter, the combination with a revolubly mounted starting member, of a support for said revoluble starting member mounted to move said revoluble startin member into and out of the path of trave of a cooperating member carried by the engine shaft, a hook carried by said support for locking said starting member in inoperative position, a projection carried by said revoluble starting member cooperating with said hook for releasing the same, an endless cable connected to said revoluble starting member, a lever connected to said cable, means for holding said lever in one position, and manually oper ated means for oscillating said lever.

27. In a mechanical starter, the combination with an engine shaft having a pinion mounted thereon, of a revoluble starting member mounted to intersect the path of travel of the pinion of the engine shaft, a locking device for holding said revoluble starting member in the path of the pinion of the engine shaft, and a member arranged in the path of travel of said locking device for releasing said locking device on the reverse movement of said starting member.

28. An engine shaft, having a clutch cup, a, clutch pin extending transversely through said cup, a pinion provided with a slotted sleeve extending into said cup and embracing said pin, and means for locking said sleeve within said cup.

29. A mechanical starter comprising a movable supporting member having a revolubly mounted starting member mounted therein, a cable for moving said starting member into different positions and for rotating said starting member when in adjusted position, means for locking said supporting member in either of its adjusted positions, and means for releasing said looking means.

30. In a mechanical starter, the combination with an eng ne shaft having a pinion, of a supporting plate adapted to span said engine shaft, a movable member mounted upon said supporting plate, a revoluble starting member carried by said movable member, a hook carried by said movable member, a pin carried by said supporting member cooperating with said hook for locking said revoluble starting member out of engagement with the pinion on the engine shaft, a locking bar carried by said movable member arranged to engage said pin, means carried by said revoluble starting member cooperating with said hook for releasing said hook on the initial rotation of said starting member, and a member arranged in the path of travel of said looking I bar for releasing said hanger on the initial rotation of said starting member in a reverse dlrection.

31. A mechanical starter comprising a.

suspended member, a revoluble starting member carried thereby, a hook carried by said suspended member, a lock bar carried by said suspended member, a pin arranged to be engaged by said hook and locking bar, means for throwing said locking bar out of engagement with said pin, and means carried by said revoluble starting member cooperating with said hook for disengaging said hook from said pin.

32. In a mechanical starter, the combination with a movable support, of a revoluble starting member mounted in said support, a cable connectedto said revoluble starting .member for rotating the same and for moving said movable support, means for locking said movable support in one position, means for releasing said locking means operated by the rotation of said starting member, a lock bar for locking said movable support in an opposite position, and a movable member arranged to disengage said locking bar.

33. A mechanical starter for automobiles comprising a movable supporting member having a revoluble starting member carried thereby, a pin, a pivoted hook cooperating with said pin, a pivoted locking bar cooperating with said pin, independent means cooperating with said hook and locking bar for. disengaging said locking bar and hook from said pin.

34:. In a mechanical starter, the combinaa movable support for said starting member, a cable for moving said revoluble starting member into and out of the path of travel of the pinion on the engine shaft, and for rotating said starting member, means arranged in the path of said starting member for disengaging said starting member from said pinion upon the reversal of the rotation thereof, and means for locking said starting member in operative or inoperative positions. 1

35. In a mechanical starter, the combination with anengine shafthaving a pinion,

of a revoluble starting member mounted to intersect the path of travel of said pinion,

a movable support for said revoluble starting member, a locking bar carried by said movable support for locking said starting member in mesh with the pinion on the en- In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my 7 signature in the presence of two witnesses.

EDGAR B. STOCKING.

' Witnesses:

N. CURTIS LAMMOND, REA P. WRIGHT. 

